JUst to share,
My gal is born with family history of childhood asthma(Thanks to my MIL who passed it to my HB). And since she was 2 mths old, every mth she had to visit the PD for cough n blk nose.
All the way until she was 6 mths old, I was so tired of the routine every mth to bring her to the PD, she had to take ventolin etc. So I turned to my mum who had experience from this when she took care of my asthmatic cousin last time.
My mum is a believer of TCM, so she taught me her method. Every wk, I'll throw in 1-2 dang sheng, Red date and figs into the stock I make for her porridge. And 1 mth after following such method, my gal's health really took a significant change. Her cheeks became rosy and her palms are no longer cold in air con rooms. And the monthly visits to PD for bronchitis stopped. *Touch wood* So far already 8 mths since it stopped.
I did some more research on Asthma on TCM and it seems tt if u wanna put a stop to it, is to treat it from the "roots". That is to nourish the Lungs.
Some common food that is beneficial to such is White Fungus, Figs. And you also need food to "Bu Qi" and the food to use commonly safe for children is Dang Sheng, Bei Qi, Red Dates.
Now my gal is older n doesn't like those porridge cook with those stock anymore, I cooked 2 Dang Sheng, 1 Bei Qi, 10 Red Dates, 4 Figs in slow cooker n use the water to make milk for her. My hb who is asthmatic also drink the water and even his mum sees his health is better compared to the past.
These are my personal experience. And of cos it is important to keep your room ventilated. Air your room in e day. Change the sheets weekly. I admit it is alot of work but comparing these to seeing my gal suffer, I find it worthwhile.
Of cos before going on e TCM method, it is best u seek some pro advise first. Wat worked for my gal may or may nt work for you, so don't blame me if it doesn't work or your child develop allergy. I'm just sharing my experience hopefully someone can benefit from it, nt to cause harm to anyone. And I took the try n error method before I found one tt worked for my gal.
Every child react differently, but if you are nt bias against TCM, I would say it is worth trying for long term health benefit for your child.